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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E23 (02:58) HSK 7
yào wǒ shuō zhè zhǒng rén jiù shì huó gāi yīng gāi zài zhā hěn yì diǎn

要我说这种人就是活该 应该再扎狠一点

“If you ask me, he got what he deserved! Should've been worse!”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 02:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuāi zài nà ge suì diào de pí jiǔ píng shàng miàn

摔在那个 碎掉的啤酒瓶上面

“landed on... uh... a broken beer bottle.”

yào wǒ shuō zhè zhǒng rén jiù shì huó gāi yīng gāi zài zhā hěn yì diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

要我说 这种人 就是 活该 应该 再扎狠一点

“If you ask me, he got what he deserved! Should've been worse!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi shāng dào xìng mìng hái hǎo

没伤到性命还好

“It's good that it wasn't fatal.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CONDEMNING
Tone: SPITEFUL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Karmic Retribution (报应)

In Chinese culture, seeing a disliked or immoral person suffer misfortune is often seen as natural karmic justice, prompting blunt expressions like '活该' rather than sympathy.

INTENT TAGS: #venting #judgment #schadenfreude #blame
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要我说 SPOKEN CHUNK

if you ask me / in my opinion

A very common colloquial preface used to introduce one's blunt personal stance or judgment.

活该 SPOKEN CHUNK

serves someone right / fully deserved

Used to express lack of sympathy when misfortune befalls someone perceived as bad or foolish.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
活该 他那个样子 连我都想揍他
《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》
88% Match
活该 他那个样子 连我都想揍他
huó gāi tā nà ge yàng zi lián wǒ dōu xiǎng zòu tā

“Serves him right. Even I wanted to hit him.”

活该如此
《云秀行》
88% Match
活该如此
huó gāi rú cǐ

“I deserve this.”

死得活该
《长河落日》
88% Match
死得活该
sǐ dé huó gāi

“He deserved to die.”

- 你为什么说你们活该? - 因为我们是浑球
《悬案》
88% Match
- 你为什么说你们活该? - 因为我们是浑球
- nǐ wèi shén me shuō nǐ men huó gāi ? - yīn wèi wǒ men shì hún qiú

“- [Terry] Why'd you say you deserve it? - [Young Lyle] We were shites.”

我活该 我活该
《良陈美锦》
88% Match
我活该 我活该
wǒ huó gāi wǒ huó gāi

“I deserve it. I deserve it!”

我就是活该
《我的山与海》
88% Match
我就是活该
wǒ jiù shì huó gāi

“I'm just cheap.”

这辈子活该他趁钱 你知道吗
《八千里路云和月》
88% Match
这辈子活该他趁钱 你知道吗
zhè bèi zi huó gāi tā chèn qián nǐ zhī dào ma

“so he deserves to be rich in this life, you know?”

你这种人就应该天打雷劈
《风过留痕》
88% Match
你这种人就应该天打雷劈
nǐ zhè zhǒng rén jiù yīng gāi tiān dǎ léi pī

“People like you deserve to be struck by lightning.”

难道我等生来就活该遭人践踏
《成何体统》
88% Match
难道我等生来就活该遭人践踏
nán dào wǒ děng shēng lái jiù huó gāi zāo rén jiàn tà

“Are we born to be trampled upon?”

我喜欢你就活该被这样对待吗
《玫瑰丛生》
88% Match
我喜欢你就活该被这样对待吗
wǒ xǐ huān nǐ jiù huó gāi bèi zhè yàng duì dài ma

“Do I deserve this just because I like you?”

活该死掉
《悬案》
88% Match
活该死掉
huó gāi sǐ diào

“deserved to die.”

你活该 你活该
《夜色正浓》
88% Match
你活该 你活该
nǐ huó gāi nǐ huó gāi

“(You deserve it!)”

打死你们都活该
《逐玉》
88% Match
打死你们都活该
dǎ sǐ nǐ men dōu huó gāi

“you'll deserve it even if you get beaten to death!”

你有今天也是活该啊
《你好1983》
88% Match
你有今天也是活该啊
nǐ yǒu jīn tiān yě shì huó gāi a

“You deserve such suffering.”

这不 他不活该嘛 果然口碑还是崩了
《年少有为》
80% Match
这不 他不活该嘛 果然口碑还是崩了
zhè bù tā bù huó gāi ma guǒ rán kǒu bēi hái shì bēng le

“And they're still trying to pin the blame on us. They deserve this. Their reputation has indeed been ruined.”

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